The Capital Survey Research Center, the polling division of the Alabama Education Association, suspended operation this week due to the so-called ethics reform bill passed by the Alabama Legislature in the final session of Gov. Bob Riley’s lame-duck second term. According to a news release sent out Wednesday via e-mail, Senate Bill 2, enacted into…
Daily Archives: January 5, 2011
The Hilarious Battle to Lead the GOP
Top of the GOPs The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Daily Show on Facebook RNC chairman candidates must name their political hero aside from Ronald Reagan, defend marriage and reveal how many guns they own.
Democratic Party Identification Drops to 31 Percent, a 22-Year Low
The number of Americans who identify themselves as Democrats fell five percentage points from just two years ago to 31 percent, a tie for the lowest annual average Gallup has measured in the last 22 years, according to the latest poll on the subject. While Democrats still outnumber Republicans by a mere two points, the…
Right-Wing Noise Machine Aims at Public Employees
New Republican governors, old right-wing radio windbags, Fox News and extremist hacks continue to stoke the noise machine that’s belching blather about public employees, according to Mike Hall’s most recent post on the AFL-CIO blog. As Dave Johnson at the Campaign for America’s Future writes: “The right’s propaganda machine begins with a simple narrative, repeats…
National Labor Relations Board to Require Employers to Post Workers Rights
The National Labor Relations Board proposed a new rule this month that would require businesses to inform employees of their workplace rights under the National Labor Relations Act. In a statement the board says that many employees protected by the National Labor Relations Act are unaware of their rights, and it hopes this action will…
No Holiday Cheer in Poverty Statistics
by Randall Williams New South Books As Southern members of Congress continue to say “no” to most safety-net and stimulus proposals, the grim reality is that poverty is deepening across the nation and especially in the region. According to a report by the Southern Education Foundation, extreme poverty in the United States increased during 2009…
Wildlife Agencies Investigate the Suspicious Deaths of Endangered Whooping Cranes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources are investigating the suspicious deaths of three whooping cranes in south Georgia. The cranes were found and reported by hunters in Calhoun County, just west of Albany, Ga., on Dec 30. The landowner reported the cranes had been in the area for…
